Thanks, Onalytica, for naming me to berth 40 in in your 2014 “M2M Top 100 Influencers” list! Released on December 10, the list names the 100 people and brands that are “driving the conversation” regarding M2M in social media — particularly on Twitter. M2M is a name for the technologies that collectively underly the Internet of Things . . . → Read More: Laurie Lamberth Named #40 M2M Influencer in Onalytics M2M Top 100 – December 10, 2014

I get asked about M2M and the Internet of Things (IoT) all the time. Sometimes on the record as an Associate Partner with strategic consultancy 151 Advisors, other times as a Council Member for expert network Gerson Lehrman Group. While the questions I get asked range all over the map, several are quite common — and these form the basis for my December, 2012 Connected World Magazine column “M2M and Internet of Things FAQs.” . . . → Read More: Whaddya Want to Know? M2M & IoT FAQs — Connected World Magazine, December 2014

M2M turns up in the strangest places sometimes… such as RFID tags attached to medical and recreational cannabis plants and products in Colorado. M2M enables the Colorado Department of Revenue to track cannabis products, maintain compliance with regulations, and assess taxes on Colorado’s burgeoning cannabis trade.

“151 Advisors isn’t afraid to roll up its sleeves and do the dirty work by helping clients implement new strategies. These folks are more than just a consulting firm; they are true business partners who want to see clients succeed as much as the clients do.”

Even on the hottest day of summer, a greenhouse can offer a restful, cool respite. Hobby greenhouses are generally a labor of love, the “labor” made more intense by the lack of consumer-grade “smart” greenhouse controllers. Commercial greenhouses have long used sensor networking to automate environmental control and improve watering efficiency. But similar tools have not available to hobby growers…. until now. . . . → Read More: Wireless Tech Growing in Greenhouse – Connected World Column, Aug/Sept 2014

When LinkedIn endorsements showed up a while back, I was happy to jump onto the bandwagon. Suggest skill recommendations for my contacts based on things we have in common, or what’s in our job descriptions? Awesome. It was so less burdensome than having to actually write two or three short sentences about how great a . . . → Read More: Thank You! LinkedIn Endorsements = Humbling View of Deep Skill Set

When a friend recently asked for my perspective on the Internet of Things in the enterprise, I started to drone on with my usual answer about M2M, the Industrial Internet and the smart grid… but that’s when I realized some fresh thinking was needed. How does the new crop of consumer-oriented connected devices such as connected cars, smart watches, heads-up displays and fitness bands intersect with corporate information strategy? How can organizations use these new tools to improve customer service and employee productivity? . . . → Read More: Imagining the Internet of Things in the Enterprise – Connected World Column June/July 2014